Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-09
Nv fuckers DEATH.
So. Of the Killing Of a Popular
rtiea'rrar1o 9Th Citizen by q Gaines.
f''' Vile Police 0flicer.
.,,,,ry IS Taken by the Coroner.
. Te'nn oav,eII Claims To Have
oni'' acted IN seif-Dtfense'
rog IT HAPPENED.

'l' - TEX, Nov. S-This
'i ~ .hout 2 o'clock Bony Tucker OF
'aIS r,5 train gusrd on the Gulf,
"Y ",rd Santa Fe Railroad, was shot
D. ' 'ss killed by Policeman Charles
l1,' On Pecan street just west of the
~ ;,n The testimony'as taken by
~ o5,oner soon sitter the occurrence was
SS WING, the heck driver, testi-
ich ,o,loge: fucker got into tins hack
5. -, saloon and vas driven to Ra-
aII'- 6.wdy house in the western
Foy', Inc city. then drove deceased
gzsi the keeper Of the house, TO the
r. 1aar hall and gst drinks for them.
= ~ .t,rted home with them. After
=: o. ' me ISL Charles Bozz I'll and Louis
;lDs "a ran out snd wanted 20 stop them.
a. Iecsssed told me TO drive
cs,TIev B5zzeu ran il ahead
I'd c.ugit my horse by the bride.
~ c1ssed then got out OF the carriage
Il U ~ H' nis,ol Ia his hand Officers Boz
I'd Brigmar drew their pistols. Bcz-
tod the deceased he
WAS GOING TO ARREST HIM
Ling with a prostitute. The de-
~. Is aid he was not riding with sny
F.,itpte; thst she did rot have 20 pay
and t1st be would not have to pay
sitber; that If he had to pay a fine
"4;.ers could get into the hack and
s5orn with him, or they could see him
f. morning 500 he would pay it. Boz
toid bim be had to GO with him. The
,.ed said he was not going. As he
4 ,9os Bozz II said: you have to co.
! t5en 7erked out his pistol. Then l
/ s.tiafed the deceased went after
nistol. At this time the shooting
In To the best of my recollection
E were i've shots fred. l am not
Hive, but think the deceased fired one
I know he hsd his pistol in his
blvie B.riow, alias Hazsl Creeland,
saej substantially as follows: 81
h 10 the Star beer hail with the de-
I'D. drank glass of beer and then
rsed home. When We got opposite the
hall the officers
TRIED TO STOP THE HACK.
] Of the officers got on each side OF
hack. Some words were exchanged,
then the deceased got out Of the
X Mr.. B0zzell told him he had to
Ise bond. The deceased told him to
into the hack and go down with Us
then he would make bond. Boz
ssid he could not % home at all, that
had TO 60 with him. TIE deceased
b threw up both hands and said:
en- g gentleman and will do what Is
b. Then Bczz5l fired. l did not
the deceased have pistol in his
ID. -Four or five shots were fired.
/ Charley Bozzeu fire one shot. l did
gee say other shot fred "
he testimony of Officer Brigham, who
with Bozzsl, was about as follows:
.fcers Salisbury, Shaver, BozZell and
Ter. coming to the City hall with man
Om we had arrested. Shaver said
iere goes 3 hack with man IN it. II
Tnn and hesd him off you will get
b. BCz6ell caught the horses and /
up Cd the left side CT the hack. When
.epped in front of the hack door 8 man
THREW HIS PISTOL DOWN ON ME-.
heard the pistol click. l said: Don't
lot me- l then ste ped behind the
i and said: Charley, he is going to
lot me- The deceased then got out of
hack with his pistol in his hands.
len | saw who it was Isput my pistol
K in the sCabosrd. Blzzel said:
ny, you will h9ve to give bond for rid
with 8 common prostitute Bony,
deceased said he would not give bond,
I she WAS no common prostitute.
lZel said 'You must give bond, as it
gsinst the law TO ride with common
sti.ute.' Then the deceased thrgW bis
.Ol down on BoZzell and BCzzsE threw
pistol on the deceased and four or Eve
Is were fired. l can not tell Whetkef
deceased fred or not, or whether Gs6r-
tred sll the shots. When the deceased
{ Jumped out of the hack ne nnlled
pistol down on Charley, snd then put
his scsbbsrd or held it in bis hand
MS side. Both got their pistols on
0 other about the same time, but it
ms that Bony got his down little be-
Charley, but Charley got his of
l. l an not positive who fred the first
t."
Wen the body was found by the coro-
, where it had fallen, q Colts
'FoYed tCrty-fye cslibre pistol was
e about four inches from his right
ID, every CHANGER of which was loaded.
deceased VAS
SHOT THREE TIMES,
e IN The left breast, once in the right
Soout four inches below the right
PIE, and once about two inches above
lett hip between the eleventh and
AIN ribs. Jan the shots were
u through the body. All three
Is struck him before he fell. Justice
-nia held sD inquest and rendered
l.cI IN accordance with the ABOVE
y - Blzzsll surrendered and was taken
'Ae county isil, where ne still remains.
giano Jury is now in session and is
eSAgdtlng the matter. BoZZell was
! Oy tae reporter and his version tai
e2scu7 with that gwen by Officer
= Bozzeil realized the gravity
y. .-s situation, but claims TO have acted
'ely ID self defense. He has been on
j toi'Ce force for five years end wss re-
.-e4 IS s fearless and efficient officer.
: obedience TO q telegram received
=: = Ais relatives in Fort Worth, the re-
'D' u Tucker we're shipped there.